Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 7999T

Wolseley PLC

31 March 2016

 

WOLSELEY PLC (THE "COMPANY") - NOTIFICATION OF TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL IN THE COMPANY

As at 31 March 2016, Wolseley plc:

(i)	had 266,636,106 issued ordinary shares of 1053/66 pence, each ordinary share having one vote;
ii)	held 11,749,174 ordinary shares in treasury, including ordinary shares which have been purchased as part of the share repurchase programme announced on 29 September 2015. The voting rights of treasury shares are automatically suspended;
(iii)	accordingly, had total voting rights of 254,886,932.

The Company has entered into a Level I American Depositary Receipt programme, under which ordinary shares of 10⁵³/₆₆ pence each are traded in the form of American Depositary Shares on the OTCQX market. The ordinary shares of 10⁵³/₆₆ pence each traded in the form of American Depositary Shares, on a ratio of one ordinary share to ten American Depositary Shares, are included within the total of issued ordinary shares and the total voting rights set out above.

The total voting rights figure (of 254,886,932) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company, under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This disclosure is made pursuant to the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1.

Enquiries:

Graham Middlemiss, Group Company Secretary

(00 41 41 723 2230)

31 March 2016

 

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